David Khayat, MD

David Khayat, MD, PhD , is the head of medical oncology at the Pitié-Salpetriere Hospital in Paris. He has taught at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and has been a visiting professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He was president of the National Cancer Institute in France and appointed by the then-French president to head their war on cancer. He also cofounded the World Summit Against Cancer and was awarded the American Society of Clinical Oncology...See more

David Khayat, MD, PhD , is the head of medical oncology at the Pitié-Salpetriere Hospital in Paris. He has taught at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and has been a visiting professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He was president of the National Cancer Institute in France and appointed by the then-French president to head their war on cancer. He also cofounded the World Summit Against Cancer and was awarded the American Society of Clinical Oncology Distinguished Achievement Award. See less